Eskom leans on incentives, voluntary savings as buy-backs near end

The power buy-back scheme instituted for large customers by Eskom, in December, will expire at the end of May, following which the State-owned utility will rely mainly on its demand market participation (DMP) and demand response aggregator (DRA)...

Eskom calls for urgent ‘guidance’ on its role in energy plan

The head of State-owned power utility Eskom has called for urgent “guidance” from Energy Minister Dipuo Peters on the implementation of South Africa’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) for electricity, including the role that Eskom will play in...

East Africa to join world gas giants

To East Africa's assets of spectacular wildlife, abundant land and shimmering beaches you can now add gas - so much gas it could transform global energy flows along with some of the world's poorest countries. Finds announced just last week off...

Eskom says credit warning shows cost-reflectivity push still needed

Rating agency Moody’s description of the recent decision to lower Eskom’s 2012/13 tariff increase by 9.9 percentage points, from 25.9% to 16%, as being “credit negative” for the utility reinforced the need for South Africa to continue its...

Business welcomes Zuma’s power price stance, Eskom prepares options

The focus in President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation address on moderating the rate of increase in South Africa’s electricity tariffs has received strong support from business groupings. Zuma said that he had asked Eskom “to seek options...

Resources Watch

This week: Eskom is still pursuing a mandatory savings ‘safety net’. Pan African Resources and Wits Gold bid R1.7-billion for Harmony’s Evander mine. And, platinum junior Sable Platinum explores new opportunities along the Bushveld Complex.

Eskom still pursuing mandatory savings 'safety net'

State-owned power utility Eskom has reiterated its call for South Africans to urgently reduce electricity demand by 10%, or some 3 000 MW, adding that it is continuing to pursue plans to ensure that the energy conservation scheme (ECS) be made...

Gigaba says power price review geared to protecting SA from shocks

South Africa’s electricity pricing policy (EPP) review which has been initiated by the Department of Energy (DoE), will interrogate ways to “protect” the economy from “pricing shocks”, but was unlikely to entail a “complete revision”...

Expansion on schedule, coal supply delayed by Medupi

The Exxaro Grootegeluk brownfield expansion project is aimed at supplying State-owned power utility Eskom with 14.6-million tons of power-station-grade coal a year for its Medupi power station.

Resources Watch

This week: Renova may build a manganese sinter plant in South Africa. Eskom initiates talks with Exxaro on the Medupi delay. And, Wescoal is bullish about its 2012 inland coal market

Eskom initiates talks with Exxaro on Medupi delay

State power utility Eskom indicated on Wednesday that it was in discussions with Exxaro regarding its contractual coal-supply obligations in light of an anticipated six-month delay to the start up of the first unit, or Unit 6, at the coal-fired...

Grootegeluk Medupi expansion on course to produce first coal in May

The Grootegeluk Medupi expansion project (GMEP), in Limpopo, which will provide coal to State-owned power utility Eskom’s Medupi power station, is on track to produce its first coal in May 2012 and is currently 65% complete.